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| Date: | Wednesday 12 August 1942 |
| Time: | 01:30 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 106 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4109 |
| MSN: | ZN-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Koblenzer Straße, Waldesch, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 23:00 hrs local time for an operation to Mainz in Rheinland-Pfalz.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was hit by Flak and exploded violently in mid-air.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Bernard Edward Grein RAFVR 110831 [Killed] (NCO:910297 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 23 December, 1941)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Derek Humphrey Glover RAF 612645 [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant Howard James RAFVR 1204584 [Killed]
Observer : Flight Sergeant Henry Wright Shepherd RAFVR 1053539 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Robin William Caskey RNZAF NZ/402981 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Stanley Arthur Carter RAFVR 902810 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant John Warren Badley RNZAF NZ/403565 [Killed]
The crew were initially laid to rest in the French Friedhof Koblenz. Today, they rest in the Rheinberg War Cemetery in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4109
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2020 19:18 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 11-Aug-2023 07:00 | Rob Davis | Updated |
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